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Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...English- and French-speaking Canadians as well as first-nation Canadians. Another example is land rights claims in the post-colonial period, promoting the status and rights of groups such as native Americans, Australian Aborigines, and the New Zealand Maoris. The fourth debate concerns how far the stretching of rights claims can go. Can they be expanded indefinitely? To...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...English Reference Dictionary defines as ‘of or having the nature of an image of portrait’. While the dictionary also mentions ‘(of a statue) following conventional type’, the word is used to describe something worth noticing and worth commenting upon; anything assigned ‘iconic’ status is identifiable and special, just as the religious icons are recognisable....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...English Institute of Sport (EIS) to increase understanding of female health issues like the menstrual cycle. This shows that progress is being made in addressing female health issues and that it is increasingly being seen as an important topic in optimising performance of female athletes. [The image shows products related to the menstruation – sanitary towels and pads,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...English sense of humour); local communities very important to them, like to celebrate and keep local customs alive. Interrelationship between landscape and the East Frisian character: very distinct group of people with their own way of life, result of barren landscape; large meadows, open landscape, causing solitary/isolated existence with little communication and some...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...English Institute of Sport, describes ‘landing the message’. His job involves observations to enhance sport performance primarily delivered through statistical analysis and visual feedback (video analysis). Which strategies does he describe in order to land the message? CHRIS WHITE You've got to have people who are self-starters, self-motivated, can develop...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...English Dictionary records examples of usage dating from the early eighteenth century. Figure 24 shows a simplified diagram of a typical system. It indicates the boundary of the system, which divides those elements that are considered to be within the boundary, and therefore part of the system, from those elements in the environment of the system. I will discuss each of...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...English Dictionary defines investment as ‘the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage’. The investment decision and consequent expenditure is a very important aspect of a business’ functioning. Given that these types of expenses are usually massive, the total amount is ‘capitalised’, which means that the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...English, and pirated software has met local needs, the exception has been software for working in local languages – which use a variety of non-Roman scripts. Since the 1980s and the arrival of desktop computers, various individuals have created fonts to facilitate desktop publishing in local languages. Producing such fonts may take months or even years of effort – but...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs